The Blue Angels F/A-18C 'Hornets' #1Ð4 fly the Diamond Dirty Loop: The diamond flies a loop with all 4 jets in the carrier landing configuration: Their landing gear is down, the arrest hook is deployed along with the speed brakes. USN Commander Rob Field (#1 Commander/Leader), USN Lieutenant Todd Abrahamson (#2 Right Wing), USN Lieutenant Jerry Deren (#3 Left Wing), and USN Lt. Commander Max McCoy (#4 Slot) pilot these Hornets.

Photo by Bob Nelson, on Sunday June 9, 2002. Blue Angels, seen from the NDSU outdoor stadium of the Fargo AirSho.